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Heck of a Job, Brownie

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Nathan

As I’ve written before, the idea that Santa Claus’s helpers are elves was not universal until relatively recently. In fact, Ruth Plumly Thompson’s The Curious Cruise of Captain Santa refers to them as brownies, which in a way makes more … Continue reading →

Posted in British, Celtic, L. Frank Baum, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged brownies, elves, fairies, palmer cox, ruth plumly thompson, santa claus, the curious cruise of captain santa, the ryl of the lilies | 10 Comments

The Wizard of Oz and the Wizard of England

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Nathan

The Arthurian legends have had a profound effect on British fantasy, and some of that has carried over to the United States as well. Merlin, especially, seems to make a lot of appearances in recent fantasy fiction, having been everything … Continue reading →

Posted in British, Characters, Harry Potter, Magic Items, Mythology, Oz | Tagged gina wickwar, john dough and the cherub, king arthur, king richard coeur de leon, kinglet of phreex, margaret berg, merlin, merry go round in oz, morgan le fay, nebbie, ozma, pastoria, piers anthony, robin brown, ruth plumly thompson, sir gareth, sir hokus of pokes, sonny burns, the magic of oz, the marvelous land of oz, toto of oz, wizard of oz, xanth | 6 Comments

Hearts and Minds

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Nathan

Since Valentine’s Day just recently ended, I suppose it would be appropriate to talk about hearts. And since this is an Oz post, I’m sure the first subject to come to anyone’s mind would be the Tin Woodman, who sought … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged brains, bungle the glass cat, dr. pipt, hearts, jack pumpkinhead, l. frank baum, nimmie amee, patchwork girl, ruth plumly thompson, scarecrow, speedy, speedy in oz, terrybubble, the magic of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, tititi-hoochoo, wizard of oz | 8 Comments

Before the Umbrella

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Nathan

Much of the plot of Speedy in Oz takes place on Umbrella Island, a land that flies through the air under the power of a magical umbrella. We’re told that this was not always the case, however. According to Waddy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Magic Items, Oz, Places | Tagged captain salt in oz, david perry, john r. neill, kachewka, kingdom of rinkitink, l. frank baum, loxo the lucky, nonestic ocean, ojo in oz, pansy the watch cat, pingaree, rinkitink in oz, ruth plumly thompson, speedy in oz, terrybubble, the enchanted island of oz, tik-tok of oz, umbrella birds, umbrella island, umbrella trees, waddy | 3 Comments

Everything’s Coming Up Ojo

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Nathan

In The Patchwork Girl of Oz, L. Frank Baum introduces his fourth boy protagonist to the Oz series, Ojo the Unlucky. He’s not really a stereotypically boyish boy, but instead rather solemn and insecure, with a tendency to break out … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged bungle the glass cat, button-bright, dr. pipt, emerald city, jack pumpkinhead of oz, james thurber, kabumpo in oz, king ketone aldehyde, l. frank baum, margolotte, mooj, munchkins, ojo, ojo in oz, ozma, queen isomere of seebania, realbad, ruth plumly thompson, seebania, shamsbad, the lost princess of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the red desert of oz, ugu the shoemaker, unc nunkie, wiljon | 25 Comments

Wishing and Hoping

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Nathan

One common theme in fairy tales is an item or character who grants wishes. Honestly, I find this idea to be problematic, because they’re so ill-defined. Can a wishing item or creature grant ANY wish, or do they have limits? … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Magic Items, Oz | Tagged a generic oz story, chalk, dorothy gale, gump, humpy the dummy, king rupert of kapurta, king skamperoo, l. frank baum, magic belt, magic cloak, marvelous travels on a wish, maybe mountains, pinny penny, powder of life, professor wogglebug, queen zixi of ix, ruth plumly thompson, scarecrow, sir hokus of pokes, skampavia, skyle of un, the cowardly lion of oz, the enchanted island of oz, the lost king of oz, the lost princess of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the royal book of oz, the wishing horse of oz, tyler jones, ugu the shoemaker, wish way, wishes, wishing necklaces, wishing pills, wizard of oz | 23 Comments

I’m Not Ulysses

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Nathan

Having been a fan of Greek mythology since childhood, I had always meant to read the work of Homer, but I somehow never got around to it. I was given a copy of the Odyssey, translated by the late Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged calypso, charybdis, circe, cyclops, homer, iliad, l. frank baum, nymphs, odysseus, odyssey, ogygia, phaiakians, polyphemus, robert fitzgerald, ruth plumly thompson, scylla, sirens, ulysses, zeus | 16 Comments

Making Life Out of Nothing at All

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Nathan

One thing for which Oz is known is its collection of magically animated beings. In that fairyland, anything from a scarecrow to a footstool to a painting can come to life, always with its own distinct personality. The first book … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Magic Items, Oz | Tagged benny, bill the weather-cock, blue bear rug, bungle the glass cat, china country, conjo, cuttenclips, deadwood oaks, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, general of phreex, glinda, gump, humpy the dummy, jack pumpkinhead, jack snow, john dough and the cherub, john r. neill, l. frank baum, magic land, patchwork girl, pineville, powder of life, princess ozana, ruth plumly thompson, sawhorse, scarecrow, tales of magic land, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the giant horse of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, theseus' paradox, tin woodman, trippsy, twiffle, urfin jus, victor columbia edison, wam | 8 Comments

Randy Spandy Jack-A-Dandy

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Nathan

Ruth Plumly Thompson’s Oz books are loaded with young princes, usually questing to save their kingdoms. These include Pompadore of Pumperdink, Tatters of Ragbad, Evered of Rash, Philador of the Ozure Isles, Tandy of Ozamaland, and our current subject, Randy … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz, Places | Tagged anuther planet, bompadoo, brandenburg, gillikins, grand duke hoochafoo, jeff freedman, kabina, kabumpo, king pompus, king randywell, l. frank baum, planetty, pumperdink, regalia, ruth plumly thompson, sir dynar, the magic dishpan of oz, the purple prince of oz, the silver princess in oz | 22 Comments

Nome Invasions

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Nathan

I’ve already discussed the constant invasion attempts of the former Nome King, but this time I’d like to take a closer look at the individual attempts. The first occurs in The Emerald City of Oz, in which King Roquat’s goal … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Magic Items, Oz | Tagged bilbil, captain salt, cinderbutton the witch, clocker, cowardly lion, flying cloak of invisibility, forbidden fountain, forest of gugu, general guph, glegg's box of mixed magic, great book of records, growleywogs, handy mandy, hany mandy in oz, jack snow, kabumpo in oz, kadj the conjurer, kiki aru, l. frank baum, magic belt, nome king, nomes, ozma, peter brown, phanfasms, pigasus, pirates in oz, prince inga of pingaree, pyrzqxgl, ruth plumly thompson, scarecrow, silence stone, standing-stick, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the gnome king of oz, the magic of oz, the shaggy man of oz, whimsies, wizard of wutz | 9 Comments

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Heck of a Job, Brownie

The Wizard of Oz and the Wizard of England

Hearts and Minds

Before the Umbrella

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Making Life Out of Nothing at All

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